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Sunny Sue Johnson (September 21, 1953 – June 19, 1984) was an American actress. She played figure skater Jeanie in the 1983 film Flashdance . Johnson died from brain hemorrhage at the age of 30.
Jun 22, 1984 · Sunny Johnson, the actress who portrayed Jennifer Beals's figure-skating friend in the 1983 film ''Flashdance,'' has died from a burst blood vessel in her brain, it was disclosed today. She was 30 ...
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- TWO TORONTO STRIPPERS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE INSPIRED THE ALEX CHARACTER. In a lengthy and detailed 2014 BuzzFeed article, Toronto-based Gimlets strippers Maureen Marder and Gina Healey discussed how Flashdance co-writer Tom Hedley (scribe Joe Eszterhas was hired to punch up Hedley’s script, which was originally called Depot Bar and Grill) invaded their club, hired a photographer to take pictures of them in order to sell his idea, and based the Alex role on one of them (Marder supposedly worked a day job as a construction worker).
- THE SONG “MANIAC” WAS ORIGINALLY COMPOSED FOR THE 1980 HORROR FILM MANIAC. Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky’s original lyrics for “Maniac” were as follows: “He’s a maniac, maniac that’s for sure / He will kill your cat and nail him to the door.”
- THERE’S AN ALEX OWENS BARBIE DOLL. Mattel waited until 2010 to jump on the Flashdance bandwagon when they turned Alex into a Barbie doll, replete with leg warmers and a torn grey sweatshirt.
- THE SLEAZY ZANZIBAR OWNER, PLAYED BY LEE VING, WAS ALREADY A FAMOUS MUSICIAN. Ving played strip club owner Johnny C. in Flashdance and went on play Mr. Boddy in Clue, but before those roles he had been immersed in a controversial music career.
Sunny Johnson. Actress: Flashdance. Sunny Johnson was born on 21 September 1953 in San Bernardino County, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Flashdance (1983), The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981) and Charlie's Angels (1976).
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Apr 15, 2023 · Johnson then starred in the movies "Imps*" and "The Red-Light Sting." Her final on-screen roles were in the shows "Bay City Blues" and "This is the Life." Sunny Johnson passed away at the age of ...
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The life of Sunny Johnson is an example of a potentially great career that never was. The young actress did a considerable amount of work between 1977 and 1984, but her unexpected death at the age ...
The life of Sunny Johnson is an example of a potentially great career that never was. The young actress did a considerable amount of work between 1977 and 1984, but her unexpected death at the age of 30 ended her career prematurely. The Bakersfield native got her start as many do: landing small roles in prominent films and television series.
